Top Gun: Maverick - Official Trailer

Mustrum_Ridcully · Jul 19, 2019

I can't remember anything about the frist movie. Not even sure if I saw it in its entirety, it must be decades ago and I was still a child or teenager at best.

But I've seen Archer recently, and someone pointed out this Archer trailer:
[video=youtube;3PzhsPS8Z50]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PzhsPS8Z50[/video]

lowkey13 · Jul 19, 2019

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Morrus · Jul 19, 2019

Mustrum_Ridcully said:
I can't remember anything about the frist movie. Not even sure if I saw it in its entirety, it must be decades ago and I was still a child or teenager at best.

Well then, I have some great news for you! The 1980s have loads of really awesome movies. You have years of pleasure ahead of you!

Zardnaar · Jul 19, 2019

80s was better for movies than 90s. First half of 90s were good second half meh summer blockbusters.

Ryujin · Jul 19, 2019

I'd guess, based on one line in that trailer, we'll be seeing a "man's usefulness vs. machine" in this one.

MarkB · Jul 19, 2019

Zardnaar said:
Thought the F-14s had been retired.

I'm pretty sure they're flying F/A-18s. The F-14 has vertical rudders rather than the F/A-18s slightly angled ones, and its engines are spaced wider apart.

So, a more modern aircraft (for a movie reference, they're the ones the Americans were flying in Independence Day) and one that is still in service, but not exactly cutting edge (they were introduced into service two years before the original Top Gun was released). Still, I believe they're still in current use by the US Navy - the more modern F-22 is mostly an Air Force aircraft.

EDIT: The one in the trailer's closing shot is an F-14.

Zardnaar · Jul 19, 2019

F-18s make sense.

A lot of airframes in use by the USA and Russia are based on decade old designs. They hit a plateau years ago similar to passenger jets.

It's what they put on them. The older planes are a lot cheaper to build.

F-15E has never been shot down apparently. Most of the new Russian jets are updates of Soviet planes.

CapnZapp · Jul 20, 2019

Morrus said:
Ok, name 10 90’s blockbusters which made a billion dollars.

I'm assuming you mean after adjusting for inflation?

Morrus · Jul 20, 2019

Umbran said:
Who cares about "big"?

Zardnaar does.

In other news, this film comes out on my birthday next year, and I'm gonna go see it, because the first one really is a guilty pleasure for me.

Zardnaar · Jul 20, 2019

Most 80s movies are a guilty pleasure now.

It's my birthday today, was kinda planning on taking my niece to the Lion King but travel plans didn't happen